Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Andererseits wusste die Sonne nicht, wie schön sie ist...
English translation:
but the Sun did not realize his own beauty until he saw it mirrored in the building
German term
United Kingdom
Excellent speed and accuracy
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English, German to English, English
Andererseits wusste die Sonne nicht, wie schön sie ist...
My grammar's playing me up here. Can someone tell me how to phrase this in good English? Many thanks ;o)
Oct 3, 2007 00:49: Johanna Timm, PhD changed "Term asked" from "Andererseits wusste die Sonne nicht, wie sch�n sie ist..." to "Andererseits wusste die Sonne nicht, wie schön sie ist..." , "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary" , "Field (specific)" from "Textiles / Clothing / Fashion" to "Poetry & Literature" , "Field (write-in)" from "Textiles" to "(none)"
Proposed translations
but the Sun did not realize his own beauty until he saw it mirrored in the building
On the other hand,the sun didn't know how beautiful it is..
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...until it shone on the side of a building. (and was presumably reflected back on itself by the glass in the windows?)
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Werner George Patels, M.A., C.Tran.(ATIO) (X)
: But please note that "sun" is, traditionally, masculine in English (how beautiful he is ..).
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Dr. Fred Thomson
: This is the good English you were looking for. The second "nicht" in the German must be ignored (in the Englsh).
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swisstell
: thank you too, David!
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Germany
Quality - Professionalism - Reliability
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, Spanish to German, and 1 more.
On the other hand, the sun did not know how beatiful it/she/he was ...
On the other hand, the sun didn't know how beautiful she is, until she had illuminated the side of a
Greetings,
nikolaus
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Werner George Patels, M.A., C.Tran.(ATIO) (X)
: sun is masculine in English
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United States
detail oriented and diligent
Works in: German to English, English to German, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
On the other hand, the sun did not know how beautiful it was until it hit the side of a building
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swisstell
: perhaps my above version is?
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absolutely - sounds great, and nicer than the original even :-)
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